Lauraceae FAMILY

Dodecadenia grandiflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dodecadenia grandiflora is an evergreen tree that can grow 10 - 15 metres tall. The bole can be around 30cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of oil, essential oil and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar.

HabitatWeed-tree forests in valleys, mixed forests of coniferous and deciduous broad-leaved trees, Tsuga forests; at elevations from 2,000 - 2,600 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].